| Digital Astronomy with Nikon Coolpix 950.... |  |
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| Yes, it is possible to take digital astronomical images without a CCD camera....
The Nikon Coolpix camera can be mechanically attach to a scope and allows simple, user-friendly pictures of the sky jewels. |
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Moon mosaic with an ETX90
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Jupiter with ETX
Jupiter with 0ne-meter telescope, hand-holden |
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Saturn with ETX
Saturn at the Pic du Midi One-meter telescope, Hand-holden... |
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Sun with ETX
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And even wihtout any telescope, just turn the camera to the deep sky ! here are the pleaiades...
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Nikon Coolpix 990 - this new camera allows long time exposure. It shall be nmounted on an equatorial mounting and a dark image is substracted to compensate for hot spots. (C.Buil)
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